I STUMPP &. WALTER CO., NEW YORK CITY 
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The Pleasure and Profit of Vegetable-Growing 
Many of our Fall Flower Shows have attractive Exhibits of numerous varieties of delicious Vegetables. The pride taken by many 
of our patrons in bringing specimen vegetables to us from time to time indicates the new trend toward more and better Vegetable 
Gardens. 
Vegetable-growing assures a positive return in health and nutrition. The food you grow is so much better than the food you buy 
because it is fresher, more palatable, contains more vitamins, is more varied. From even a small plot, the produce is so abundant 
that often you have food to spare for less-fortunate neighbors. 
Vegetable-growing is easy. In many homes a portion of the lawn may be spared for a season, dug up, and fertilized. A space 
25 feet by 50 feet or even less is ample to furnish delicious Beans and Beets, Tomatoes and Lettuce, and a dozen other fine vegetables 
for a family of four. We accept coupons issued by relief agencies for the purchase of Vegetable Seeds. 
General List of High-Quality Vegetable Seeds and Roots 
The varieties we offer are reliable, and the seeds and roots have been harvested, graded, cleaned, tested, and packed with scrupu¬ 
lous care; hence they may be planted with the utmost confidence. Our Seeds will be found of the Highest Germination. 
Prices subject to change without notice. 
Asparagus Roots 
Pedigreed 
Mary Washington 
Originally developed by the U. 
S. Department of Agriculture, 
further selected and improved and 
now recognized as our most valu¬ 
able variety, both for commercial 
and private use. It is rust-resis¬ 
tant, particularly vigorous, and of 
wonderful quality. Produces large 
cuttings of colossal shoots, straight, 
dark green in color, and with a 
heavy purple overtone; the tight, 
firm tips do not begin to open out 
until well out of the ground. Pedi¬ 
greed Mary Washington Aspara¬ 
gus stands ahead of all other 
varieties. We offer roots produced 
from the raiser’s original reselected 
seed. 
Extra-Choice Hoots, $4.50 per 
100, $40 per 1,000. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
The demand for Asparagus as an early spring vegetable is becoming quite 
popular. It is generally thought that it requires too much space for growing, 
but a plot 6 feet wide and 50 feet long will be sufficient to plant 100 of our 
Extra-Choice or Mammoth roots, enough for an ordinary family. Roots of 
this size should be planted, as they will yield Asparagus quickly. 
Culture.- —Dig a trench 1 pi feet deep and 1 foot wide, and fill in about 4 
inches with well-rotted manure; tread down firmly. On this put about 5 inches 
of good, rich soil, and then lay the roots in, about 18 inches apart, taking care 
to spread well, having the crown in an upright position. Cover to within 
4 inches of the top of the trench and, as the plants grow, gradually fill the trench 
to the surface. For spacing between the rows allow 18 inches. 
PEDIGREED MARY WASHINGTON. 100 1,000 
Extra-Choice Roots .$4 50 $40 00 
Extra-Large Clumps, for forcing.Doz. $1.50 .. 10 00 90 00 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. A mammoth bright green sort, the tips of which 
are often tinged purple. Very tender and of good quality—quite the best 
of the older standard kinds. I00 T 000 
Mammoth Roots .$3 00 $27 50 
Customer pays Express or Freight charges on Asparagus Roots 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
One ounce will plant about 50 feet of drill 
PEDIGREED MARY WASHINGTON. (Reselected Seed.) One of the diffi¬ 
culties in growing Asparagus is the damage often done by rust. Dusting with 
powdered sulphur when the plants are wet with dew is good practice, and 
spraying with Bordeaux Mixture is also to be recommended. The best pro¬ 
cedure, however, is to plant only rust-resistant varieties, and Reselected 
Pedigreed Mary Washington is the most highly resistant type we know. 
Seed, pkt. 20 cts., phoz. 50 cts., oz. 90 cts., Nib. $2.75, lb. $8.50. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. The standard variety. Reliable. Seed, pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Xlb. 60 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Note.—F or the Asparagus beetle, spray with arsenate of lead, offered on 
page 171. 
ARTICHOKE 
One ounce will produce 500 plants 
The scales and bottom of the flower-heads are eaten, either boiled, or raw 
as a salad. The young suckers are sometimes tied together and blanched and 
served in the same manner as asparagus. The plants thrive best in deep, rich 
soil where the water will not lodge in winter-time. Sow seeds indoors, and pot 
up similar to tomatoes, setting out in May, in rows 3 feet apart, leaving 2 to 
3 feet between the plants. Some flower-buds may be had the first year. Cover 
with ashes and leaves in winter. Usually bears best the second year. 
Large Green Globe. The best variety. Pkt. 20 cts., pZoz. 50 cts., oz. 90 cts., 
Nib. 12.75. 
ARTICHOKE TUBERS 
Jerusalem Artichoke. Distinct from the Globe, and propagated by and for 
the tubers. Plant in rows, 3 feet apart and 1 foot apart in the row, and cul¬ 
tivate occasionally. Allow the tubers to remain in the ground until needed. 
They are excellent served boiled, like new potatoes; valuable also for feeding 
stock. Qt. 50 cts., pk. $3. 
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